Guide to the Nuremberg Trial Collection

Collection Title:

Nuremberg Trial Collection

Dates:

1945-1950

Identification:

MS 71

Creator:

Gallagher, Charles J., -1988

Extent:

16 Boxes

Language of Materials:

English, German, French

Abstract:

This collection consists of materials amassed by Charles J. Gallagher, a court reporter. Included are his shorthand notebooks
for trial sessions from 1945-1948; copies of some of the transcripts, documents, and affidavits; some of Gallagher's notes
and correspondence; some serials connected with the trials; and a few photographs and some memorabilia.

Note:

Other Information:Boxes 13-16 are gaylords.

Acquisition Information:

Charles J. Gallagher attended Northwestern University Law School (class of 1924) and worked and lived in the Chicago area.
After his death in 1988, the collection was offered to the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections by the
probate officer who handled Mr. Gallagher's estate.

Processing Information:

Organized and processed by Sigrid Pohl Perry in 1990.

Conditions Governing Use:

Copyright for materials resides with the literary executors of individual documents. All users must comply with federal copyright
regulations.

Biographical/Historical Information

The Nuremberg Trials were held from 1945 to 1949 at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany to try members of the Nazi
regime for crimes committed during World War II. The trial of the major war criminals was held from November 20, 1945 to October
1, 1946. The second set of trials of lesser war criminals included medical doctors who were accused of medical atrocities
in the Holocaust.

Charles J. Gallagher applied for a temporary position with the Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel, Administrative Division of
the U.S. Army, as a court reporter for the Nuremberg Trials. He was in Nuremberg from 1945-1946 and 1947-1950; his family
joined him the second trip. Charles J. Gallagher attended Northwestern University Law School (class of 1924) and worked and
lived in the Chicago area.

Charles Gallgher died on January 4, 1988.

Scope and Content

The Nuremberg Trial Collection consists of material amassed by Charles J. Gallagher, a court reporter at the trials. Charles
J. Gallagher attended Northwestern University Law School (class of 1924) and worked and lived in the Chicago area. This collection
consists of Gallagher's shorthand notebooks kept while serving as a court reporter for trial sessions from October, 1945 to
May, 1948; some copies of printed transcripts, documents and affidavits from witnesses; Gallagher's notes and personal and
official correspondence from 1945-1950; some serials connected with the trials or his stay in Nuremberg; photographs and memorabilia.